Transforming Your Resistance-What You Resist Persists.
Episode Summary: What you resist, persists.
But what if resistance wasn’t something to fight against—but a doorway into clarity, healing, and action?
In this episode, I explore how resistance can be a portal to resourcing yourself and share six practical steps to work with it instead of pushing it away. Whether you’re resisting a tough conversation, avoiding self-care, feeling overwhelmed by world events, or procrastinating on something important, this episode will help you shift from stuckness to inspired action. I
n This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✅ Why resistance isn’t just avoidance—it’s revealing something deeper
✅ How to identify what you’re resisting and why
✅ The hidden benefits of resistance (yes, there’s always a reason!)
✅ How to uncover what you truly need beneath the resistance
✅ A step-by-step process to shift into inspired, aligned action
✅ A personal story about how leaning into resistance changed my life .
The 6 Steps to Work With Resistance:
1️⃣ Identify the Thing You’re Resisting – Name it and get curious.
2️⃣ Recognize the Benefit of Resisting – What is this resistance protecting you from?
3️⃣ Acknowledge the Cost of Resisting – What are you missing out on?
4️⃣ Understand What You Truly Need – What is the deeper need beneath this?
5️⃣ Feel Into What You Want – Imagine the version of reality where this is easy and fulfilling.
6️⃣ Take Inspired Action – Not forced action—aligned, nourishing action. Examples
We Cover:
💡 Avoiding dating → Feeling into what secure love would feel like
💡 Resisting a hard conversation → Realizing you actually want closeness and understanding
💡 Feeling too overwhelmed to engage with the world → Recognizing your deep desire for a supportive, just society
💡 Procrastinating self-care → Noticing your longing for ease and nourishment
💡 Holding back in business → Understanding your fear and stepping into expansion
Take Action: ✨ Pick one thing you’re resisting and get curious about it. ✨ Ask yourself: What do I actually want on the other side of this resistance? ✨ What’s one small, inspired action I can take today? Resistance isn’t just a block—it’s a signpost to something that deeply matters to you. Lean in.
See what shifts. 🎧 Listen
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Let’s break through resistance—together. 🚀💛